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Decamp as Bond collapses with cold (7)

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I believe the answer is:

abscond

'decamp' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'as bond collapses with cold' is the wordplay.
'collapses with' indicates anagramming the letters.
'cold' becomes 'c' (eg on taps).
'as'+'bond'='asbond'
'asbond' anagrammed with 'c' can make 'ABSCOND'.

(Other definitions for abscond that I've seen before include "Leave to escape arrest" , "Run away from a legal process" , "Bods can (anag.)" , "Run away secretly" , "Leave quickly and secretly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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